Characidium alipioi
| Characidium alipioi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. alipioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium alipioi Travassos, 1955
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Characidium alipioi is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[2] It is native to South America and is found in the Paraíba do Sul River basin in Brazil.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro (1874–1939), who founded the fish collection at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro's National Museum.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Characidium alipioi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187234A1825129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187234A1825129.pt. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium alipioi". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2024.